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Fuel Tank Monitoring System Using IoT
Manasi Ishwar Lad Sayali Bhadange
Arpita Chougule
Computer Engneering Diploma Computer Engneering Diploma
Computer Engneering Diploma
Sharad Institute Of Polytechnic Sharad Institute Of Polytechnic
Sharad Institute Of Polytechnic
Kolhapur, India Kolhapur, India
Kolhapur, India
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Ashwini Udagave
Prachi More
BE computer science and engineering
Computer Engneering Diploma
Sharad Institute Of Polytechnic
Sharad Institute Of Polytechnic
Kolhapur, India
Kolhapur, India
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Abstract— Real-time data on fuel levels, consumption, and the tank by entering a password to open or close it, with SMS
system status is provided by the Fuel Tank Monitoring System notifications sent for each action. If the wrong password is
using IoT, which attempts to improve fuel management. The entered three times, the system sends an alert SMS and
main goal is to create a reliable, remote monitoring system that activates a buzzer for security. The system ensures
increases fuel usage accuracy and guards against shortages or automated fuel monitoring, reducing manual efforts. Alerts
overflows. Fuel levels are measured by the system using and notifications are sent for critical fuel levels or
Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, and data is sent over a temperature changes. The interface is intuitive, making it
wireless network to a central computer. Incoming data is easy for users to access and manage data remotely. The setup
processed by data analytics systems, which then produce use
is simple, ensuring quick deployment.
reports, alarms, and predictive maintenance schedules. The
technology successfully lowers operating expenses and Maintaining the integrity of specifications involves clear
minimizes manual inspections, according to the results. documentation and precise definition of all requirements.
According to the study's findings, fuel management and Regular reviews and audits ensure the system aligns with the
operational efficiency may be maximized with an IoT-based original design. Version control prevents unauthorized
gasoline tank monitoring system. It is a dependable and changes, while change management processes track
scalable solution. modifications. Testing and validation confirm that the
product meets its intended specifications. Stakeholder
Keywords— fuel level, fuel flow, temperature, enter
password open tank and send SMS, close tank send SMS, 3
feedback and training ensure ongoing adherence to
time type wrong password send SMS and alert buzzer, mobile specifications. Quality control detects deviations early in the
dashboard, fuel level, fuel flow, temperature process. Continuous monitoring and adjustments maintain
specification integrity throughout the lifecycle.
I. INTRODUCTION The Fuel Tank Monitoring System using IoT devices is
Fuel management is only one of the industries that has designed to provide real-time monitoring and enhanced
changed as a result of the Internet of Things (IoT). Realtime security for fuel storage tanks. This system tracks critical
surveillance and management of fuel levels is made possible parameters such as fuel level, fuel flow, and temperature,
by an IoT-powered fuel tank monitoring system, which ensuring efficient fuel management. With the integration of
improves security and operational efficiency. Through the IoT sensors, the system allows users to remotely monitor
utilization of sensors and connection, entities can promptly these variables through a mobile dashboard, providing up-to-
obtain crucial information, facilitating prompt reactions to date information anytime, anywhere. The system
evolving circumstances. This innovation optimizes fuel use incorporates password protection to control access, ensuring
through data-driven insights, while also aiding in the only authorized users can open or close the tank. When the
prevention of fuel theft and leaks. IoT solutions are tank is opened or closed, an SMS notification is sent to
becoming more and more important as businesses want to confirm the action, enhancing security and traceability. If the
enhance their resource management and sustainability wrong password is entered three times consecutively, the
procedures. In the end, companies' approach to fuel system sends an alert SMS and activates a buzzer, further
management has advanced significantly with the reinforcing security. The mobile dashboard provides a clear
incorporation of IoT into gasoline monitoring systems. This and intuitive display of fuel levels, flow rates, and
introduction provides context for examining the many temperature, helping users make informed decisions. This
advantages.. system also helps prevent fuel theft, monitor temperature
fluctuations, and optimize fuel consumption by providing
The IoT-based fuel tank monitoring system offers ease of accurate, real-time data. Its user-friendly interface ensures
use through its mobile dashboard, displaying real-time data ease of operation, while the automated SMS alerts keep users
on fuel level, fuel flow, and temperature. Users can control informed of any critical changes. The system is particularly
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useful for industries or locations where fuel storage is In the literature survey on IoT-based fuel tank monitoring
essential for daily operations. By offering real-time data, systems demonstrates the growing importance of this
security features, and convenience, the IoT-based Fuel Tank technology in optimizing fuel management and enhancing
Monitoring System improves operational efficiency and security. However, several areas still require further
ensures safety. Additionally, predictive alerts based on fuel exploration to create a more robust, secure, and efficient
usage patterns can help prevent unexpected shortages. This solution for industrial and commercial applications.
solution merges convenience, security, and efficiency in fuel
tank management.
II. LITERATURE SURVEY
A literature survey is a critical analysis of existing
research and studies relevant to a particular topic. It serves to III. PROPOSED SOLUTION
identify gaps in knowledge, establish a foundation for new
research, and avoid duplication of effort. In the context of The proposed solution is an advanced IoT-based Fuel
IoT-based fuel tank monitoring systems, various studies have Tank Monitoring System designed to enhance fuel
explored the integration of IoT technologies to improve fuel management, improve security, and ensure operational
management and security. These systems typically rely on efficiency. This system integrates multiple sensors and IoT
sensors that measure parameters such as fuel levels, flow technologies to monitor critical parameters such as fuel level,
rates, and temperature. Many studies highlight the fuel flow rate, and temperature, providing real-time data to
importance of accurate real-time monitoring in reducing fuel users through a mobile dashboard. By using a network of IoT
wastage and preventing theft. devices, the system continuously tracks fuel consumption
and storage conditions, sending alerts if any parameter
Researchers have also examined the use of mobile exceeds predefined thresholds, ensuring immediate attention.
dashboards for remote monitoring, which enhances user
convenience and ensures timely intervention when critical To ensure security, the system incorporates a password-
thresholds are reached. Several systems also incorporate protected mechanism to control access to the fuel tank. Only
security measures, such as password protection and SMS authorized personnel can open or close the tank, and any
alerts, to control access to fuel tanks. This is particularly such action triggers an immediate SMS notification to
important for preventing unauthorized access and ensuring confirm the status change. This ensures traceability and
the integrity of fuel storage systems. Additionally, the provides an additional layer of security. If the wrong
implementation of alert mechanisms, such as buzzer alerts password is entered three times consecutively, the system
and SMS notifications after multiple failed login attempts, sends an SMS alert and activates a buzzer, warning users of a
has been found effective in boosting security. potential security breach. This feature mitigates the risk of
unauthorized access, enhancing the overall security of fuel
In some literature, advanced algorithms are used to storage.
predict fuel usage patterns, helping operators manage fuel
supplies more efficiently and avoid shortages. Temperature The mobile dashboard is designed to be user-friendly,
monitoring is another crucial aspect highlighted in many displaying key parameters such as fuel level, flow, and
studies, as temperature fluctuations can affect fuel quality temperature in real-time. This allows users to monitor fuel
and increase the risk of fuel loss or damage. The integration status from anywhere, at any time, through their
of machine learning techniques has also been explored to smartphones. The data is updated regularly, ensuring that
optimize fuel consumption and improve overall system operators have access to accurate, up-to-date information.
efficiency. Furthermore, the system provides automated alerts for fuel
shortages, abnormal temperature fluctuations, or suspicious
Existing systems have been evaluated based on criteria activities, allowing users to take proactive measures before a
such as ease of installation, cost-effectiveness, and problem escalates.
scalability. Research has also identified several challenges,
including network reliability, data privacy concerns, and the The system’s data is logged and stored for future
need for power-efficient devices. Studies have shown that analysis, allowing users to track fuel consumption patterns
IoT-based systems can significantly reduce operational costs and identify trends over time. This data can be used to
by automating fuel monitoring and minimizing human errors. generate reports, helping to optimize fuel usage and improve
decision-making. Additionally, predictive analytics can be
Additionally, the literature suggests that the future of employed to forecast future fuel needs based on usage
IoT-based fuel tank monitoring lies in the integration of more patterns, helping organizations prevent unexpected shortages
advanced features like predictive maintenance and real-time or overstocking.
data analytics. Some studies indicate the potential for
combining IoT with blockchain technology for enhanced Temperature monitoring is a key feature of the system, as
security and transparency in fuel transactions. While much fluctuations in temperature can affect fuel quality and lead to
progress has been made, the literature reveals that further potential risks. By continuously monitoring the temperature,
research is needed to address issues related to system the system ensures that fuel is stored within optimal
reliability, security, and interoperability across different conditions. In case of temperature anomalies, the system
platforms. sends instant alerts, enabling users to address issues before
they cause significant damage or wastage.
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To enhance reliability and scalability, the system is modeling and analysis. In this step, relevant characteristics of
designed to be compatible with existing infrastructure. It can the data are identified and isolated, focusing on the most
be easily integrated with current fuel management systems informative attributes. For example, in a fuel tank monitoring
without the need for extensive modifications. Furthermore, system, features such as fuel level, fuel flow rate, and
the solution is scalable, allowing for the addition of more temperature could be extracted from sensor data.
sensors or devices as the monitoring needs grow.
These extracted features help reduce the dimensionality
The proposed IoT-based system addresses several of the data and enhance model performance by highlighting
challenges in traditional fuel monitoring methods, including important patterns. Techniques like statistical analysis,
manual errors, delays in detection, and security risks. By Fourier transforms, or principal component analysis (PCA)
automating monitoring and alerting processes, the system may be used to derive new features from the existing
reduces human intervention and increases the accuracy of [Link] extraction also includes domain-specific
fuel management. Additionally, the system’s ability to techniques, where expert knowledge can guide the
provide real-time updates and remote access ensures that fuel identification of features that are most likely to impact the
operations can be managed efficiently, even from remote system’s behavior. By reducing irrelevant information and
locations. focusing on key attributes, feature extraction improves the
efficiency of machine learning algorithms. Proper feature
Finally, the proposed solution aims to reduce costs extraction ensures more accurate predictions and faster
associated with fuel wastage, theft, and improper temperature processing times.
handling. By providing continuous monitoring and timely
alerts, the system helps prevent fuel losses and ensures that IV. RESULTS AND FINDINGS
fuel is used optimally. In conclusion, this IoT-based Fuel
Tank Monitoring System offers a comprehensive, secure,
Fuel monitor dashboard
and efficient solution for managing fuel storage and usage in Create a fuel monitoring dashboard that displays real-
various industries, while also addressing safety and time fuel levels, historical consumption data, and alerts for
operational challenges. low fuel conditions. Use technologies like React for the
frontend and [Link] for the backend to ensure a responsive,
Data pre-processing is a crucial step in preparing raw
secure, and interactive user experience.
data for analysis, ensuring that it is clean, consistent, and
ready for further processing. The first step is data cleaning,
which involves removing any noise, inconsistencies, or
irrelevant data points that could affect the quality of the
results. This includes handling missing values by either
imputing them with mean, median, or mode values, or
removing rows with missing data. Duplicate data entries are
also identified and removed to avoid bias.
Next, data normalization or standardization is performed
to scale the data to a consistent range, ensuring that no
particular feature dominates others due to differences in
scale. This step is particularly important when using machine
learning algorithms that are sensitive to feature scales, such
as distance-based methods.
Categorical variables are then encoded into numerical Tank Open & Closed Status
formats using techniques like one-hot encoding or label In a Fuel Tank Monitoring System with IoT, access to the
encoding, making the data suitable for machine learning tank is secured through password authentication, ensuring
models. Any outliers in the data are detected and either only authorized personnel can monitor or control the tank.
removed or adjusted to prevent skewed results. When the tank is "Open," the correct password allows fuel
Data transformation may also be necessary, such as dispensing or level adjustments. When the tank is "Closed,"
converting units or aggregating data to the desired level of the system requires password validation to stop or prevent
granularity. Data integration is done when combining data further fuel usage or access.
from multiple sources to create a unified dataset.
Finally, feature selection is performed to identify and
retain the most relevant features while eliminating those that
do not contribute significantly to the analysis. This helps
improve the efficiency of the model and reduces overfitting.
By completing these steps, the dataset becomes clean,
consistent, and ready for modeling and analysis.
Feature extraction is the process of transforming raw data
into a set of meaningful features that can be used for
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optimizing fuel usage. Additionally, the ability to track
historical data aids in trend analysis and better resource
planning. Overall, this innovative solution fosters improved
reliability and sustainability in fuel management practices.
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V. CONCLUSION
In conclusion, a fuel tank monitoring system utilizing IoT
technology significantly enhances efficiency and safety in
fuel management. By providing real-time data and insights
through a user-friendly dashboard, users can make informed
decisions and reduce operational costs. The integration of
alerts ensures timely interventions, preventing shortages and
